2019 Orange County Teachers of the Year Finalists Andrea Calvo Fullerton School District Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts Archana Jain Irvine Unified School District David Pino Capistrano Unified School District Serra High School Jodi Young Huntington Beach Union High School District Huntington Beach High School Kari Tucker, Ph.D. South Orange County Community College District Irvine Valley College Laura Zellmer Huntington Beach City School District Ethel Dwyer Middle School

Semifinalists Angelina Avila-Perez Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Mabel Paine Elementary School Carrie Murillo Tustin Unified School District W.R. Nelson Elementary School Darla Merrill Huntington Beach Union High School District Coast High School Grace Kwon Anaheim Elementary School District Alexander J. Stoddard Elementary School Joanna Vandal Tustin Unified School District Nelly Tsai Irvine Unified School District Lakeside Middle School Sandra Lewis Ocean View School District Lake View Elementary School Sherrie Todorovic Magnolia School District Juliette Low School of the Arts Susan Peterson Capistrano Unified School District Niguel Hills Middle School Teresa Andrade Orange Unified School District McPherson Magnet School

Nominees - K-12 Alice Prothero Orange Unified School District Orange High School Amy Van Cleave La Habra City School District Sierra Vista Elementary School Amy Tupa Newport-Mesa Unified School District Ensign Intermediate School Andee Dekofsky Saddleback Valley Unified School District La Paz Intermediate School Angel Lomeli Orange County Department of Education Harbor Learning Center Carol Cutkomp Capistrano Unified School District Tijeras Creek Elementary School Caryn Broesamle Newport-Mesa Unified School District Lincoln Elementary School Celeste Paul Garden Grove Unified School District Louis Lake Intermediate School Colette Gregorio Westminster School District Warner Middle School Dayna Whitman Anaheim Union High School District Sycamore Junior High School Debra Girgenti Savanna School District Twila Reid Elementary School Derek Marshall Fullerton Joint Union High School District Emily Bucago Irvine Unified School District Westpark Elementary School Huy Tran Anaheim Union High School District Orangeview Junior High School James Hahn Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Tuffree Middle School Jamie Malchak Centralia School District Danbrook Elementary School Jeanette Banuelos Santa Ana Unified School District McFadden Intermediate School Jeannine Verellen Garden Grove Unified School District Jenifer Krowel Buena Park School District Carl E. Gilbert Elementary School Jennifer Zarkades Garden Grove Unified School District Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School Jenny Hitchcock, Ed.D. Anaheim Elementary School District James M. Guinn Elementary Kara Johnson Saddleback Valley Unified School District Trabuco Hills High School Katherine Amoukhteh College and Career Advantage College and Career Advantage Kristen Gober Lowell Joint School District Meadow Green Elementary School Kristine Conwell Cypress School District Frank Vessels Elementary School Kyle Walker Anaheim Union High School District Laura Silver Laguna Beach Unified School District Thurston Middle School Lisa Valdes Fullerton Joint Union High School District La Sierra High School Mackenzie Nolan Santa Ana Unified School District Mitchell Child Development Center Nasario Solis Coastline ROP Coastline ROP Niki Buck Fountain Valley School District James H. Cox Elementary School Patricia Manning Saddleback Valley Unified School District Rancho Canada Elementary School Roger Galvan Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Ronald Ponce North Orange County ROP North Orange County Regional Occupational Program Rosalia Escutia Santa Ana Unified School District Ruth Freedman-Finch Los Alamitos Unified School District Weaver Elementary School Scott Clark Orange Unified School District Portola Middle School Steven Orme Brea Olinda Unified School District Brea Canyon High School Theresa Ryan Fullerton School District Maple Elementary School

Nominees Community College Catherine Emley Rancho Santiago Community College District Santa Ana College Donovan Gaytan Coast Community College District Orange Coast College Guy Dadson North Orange County Community College District Fullerton College Kelly Carter North Orange County Community College District Cypress College Kenneth Lee South Orange County Community College District Saddleback College Matthew Stivers North Orange County Community College District North Orange Continuing Education Michael DeCarbo Rancho Santiago Community College District Santiago Canyon College Scott Taylor Coast Community College District Golden West College